The US added only 22,000 jobs last month, showing cracks in the labor market

The job market downshifted significantly over the summer ... So we’re asking for your help. LAist has been there for you and we’re asking you to be here for us. We rely on donations from readers like ... Read More

Job market cracks are bigger than they originally looked

The job market was showing cracks earlier than previously known, according to highly anticipated revisions released Tuesday morning. Why it matters: The data shifts the understanding of how the labor ... Read More

US job market in a winter, 'frozen in place' after summer slowdown

The August jobs report outlined that the US economy grew by only 22,000 non-farm payroll jobs last month, below estimates of 75,000 and emphasizing the theme of a summer labor slowdown. KPMG US Chief ... Read More

These charts show why the US job market is struggling in the 2nd half of the year

Job growth has slowed sharply over the last five months. Tariffs and immigration policy are among factors that have weighed on the labor market. Read More

August jobs report shows cracks in U.S. labor market

U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs in August, according to a report from the Labor Department, while revised figures showed a net loss of jobs in June for the first time since 2020. Read More

Cracks in the U.S. economy: Job growth slows 75% from a year ago

The U.S. jobs engine is sputtering and looks to be in danger of stalling out. U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs in August, according to a report Friday from the Labor Department. The unemployment ... Read More

Not much changed in July job market, but cracks are showing in health care sector

Later this week, there will be several data points about how the labor market is doing. The jobs report, with the unemployment rate, comes out on Friday. Wednesday, though, the Job Openings and Labor ... Read More

Stocks slip as Wall Street questions whether the US job market has slowed by enough or too much

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are slipping Friday as Wall Street questions whether the U.S. job market has slowed by just enough to get the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help the economy, or ... Read More

Dollar drifts as cracks in US labour market spur rate cut bets

SINGAPORE: The US dollar steadied today in a volatile week as investors contended with bond market jitters while weighing data that showed a weakening labour market, which reinforced expectations that ... Read More

August jobs report shows cracks in U.S. labor market

U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs in August, according to a report from the Labor Department, while revised figures showed a net loss of jobs in June for the first time since 2020. Cracks are ... Read More

Wall Street wobbles as it questions whether the US job market has slowed just enough or too much

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks wobbled lower as Wall Street questioned whether the U.S. job market has slowed by just enough to get the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help the economy, or by so ... Read More

Stocks wobble as Wall Street questions whether the US job market has slowed by enough or too much

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are wobbling lower on Friday as Wall Street questions whether the U.S. job market has slowed by just enough to get the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help the ... Read More